CHORD METHOD

How to practise drop 2 & 3 chords.

Blues progression:
|C7///|C7///|C7///|C7///|
|F7///|F7///|C7///|C7///|
|G7///|F7///|C7///|G7///|

Play the above basic blues progression very slowly.

Play a different inversion of the chords on each
beat.

More will be added to this section at a later date.

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 CHORD METHOD Dominant 7th 4 note Chord Voicings
A dominant 7th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th degrees of the mixolydian mode.
PART 1 - 1 (Chord tones are 1, 3, 5, b7)

F7 F7 F7 F7 F7
Fret 1
DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
on strings 6, 4, 3, 2 3 6
10 13

FINGERS 1 2 4 3 3 1 4 2 3 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 3
NOTES F Eb A C A F C Eb C A Eb F Eb C F A F Eb A C

Fret 1
DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2
on strings 4, 3, 2, 1 3 6
10 13

1 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
Eb A C F F C Eb A A Eb F C C F A Eb Eb A C F

DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3

Fret 2 5 8 10 14
on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

Practice Tips:
Practice each set up and down the fretboard. 2 3 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4
E.G. 4 beats on every chord C F A Eb Eb A C F F C Eb A A Eb F C C F A Eb
2 beats on every chord
1 beat on every chord

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 CHORD METHOD Minor 7th 4 note Chord Voicings
A minor 7th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of the dorian mode.
PART 1 - 2 All we do to make dominat 7th chords into minor 7th chords is to flatten the 3rd of the Dom 7 chord.
The 3rd of F7 is A. Therefore, every A is flattened. A becomes Ab.
(Chord tones are 1, b3, 5 b7)

Fmi7 Fmi7 Fmi7 Fmi7 Fmi7

Fret 1
DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
on strings 6, 4, 3, 2 3 6
10 13

FINGERS 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 4 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 3 3
NOTES F Eb Ab C Ab F C Eb C Ab Eb F Eb C F Ab F Eb Ab C

Fret 1
DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2
on strings 4, 3, 2, 1 3 6
10 13

1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 1
Eb Ab C F F C Eb Ab Ab Eb F C C F A Eb Eb Ab C F

DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3 Fret 2 5 8 10 14

on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

Practice Tips:
2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4
Practice each set up and down the fretboard. C F Ab Eb Eb Ab C F F C Eb Ab Ab Eb F C C F AbEb
E.G. 4 beats on every chord
2 beats on every chord
1 beat on every chord

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 CHORD METHOD Major 7th 4 note Chord Voicings
A major 7th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of the ionian or lydian mode.
PART 1 - 3 All we do to make dominat 7th chords into major 7th chords is to sharpen the b7 of the Dom 7
chord. The b7 of F7 is Eb. Therefore, every Eb is sharpened to E natural. Eb becomes E.
(Chord tones are 1, b3, 5 7)

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Fret 1
DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
on strings 6, 4, 3, 2 3 6
10 13

FINGERS 1 3 4 2 2 1 3 4 3 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
NOTES F E A C A F C E C A E F E C F A F E A C

Fret 1
DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2
on strings 4, 3, 2, 1 3 6
10 13

2 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 1
E A C F F C E A A E F C C F A E E A C F
* See b9 note below

DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3

Fret 2 5 8 10 14
on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

2 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4
Practice Tips: C F A E E A C F F C E A A E F C C F A E
Practice each set up and down the fretboard. * b9 INTERVAL (E-F)
E.G. 4 beats on every chord This Cmaj7 voicing is not
2 beats on every chord usually played. It has a
b9 interval which are
1 beat on ever chord usually avoided. Play the
Cmaj6 instead.

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 CHORD METHOD Major 6th 4 note Chord Voicings
A major 6th chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 6th degrees of the ionian or lydian mode.
PART 1 - 4 All we do is make dominat 7th chords into major 6th chords by flattening the b7 of the Dom 7
chord. The b7 of F7 is Eb. Therefore, every Eb is flattened to D natural. Eb becomes D, or the 6th.
(Chord tones are 1, 3, 5, 6)

F6 F6 F6 F6 F6
Fret 1
DROP 3 VOICINGS - Set 1
on strings 6, 4, 3, 2 3 6
10 13

FINGERS 1 0 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 4 3
NOTES F D A C A F C D C A D F D C F A F D A C

Fret 1
DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 2
on strings 4, 3, 2, 1 3 6
10 13

0 2 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2
D A C F F C D A A D F C C F A D D A C F

DROP 2 VOICINGS - Set 3

Fret 2 5 8 10 14
on strings 5, 4, 3, 2

2 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4
Practice Tips: C F A D D A C F F C D A A D F C C F A D
Practice each set up and down the fretboard.
E.G. 4 beats on every chord SPECIAL NOTE:
2 beats on every chord All major 6th chords here are inversions of the
1 beat on every chord relative minor 7th chords presented in Part 1 -
2. All F6 chords here can be used as (relative
minor) Dmi7 chords.
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